Opening of the Club of the Revolution: Circus Act
Title
Opening of the Club of the Revolution: Circus Act
Description
This engraving depicts a revolutionary club as a circus act complete with dancing dogs and clowns, all celebrating "the law and the King." This image might have been visual propaganda on behalf of clubs, suggesting that they could bring different people together under a big tent, in support of the constitutional monarchy, or it might have been visual farce, suggesting that the clubs and the constitutional monarchy were nothing but a sideshow.
Creator
None Identified
Source
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Date
1789-1790
Rights
Public Domain
Relation
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/135/|<span>Collection Michel Hennin. <em>Estampes relatives à l'Histoire de France</em>. Tome 123, Pièces 10802-10907, période : 1790</span>
Format
JPEG
Language
French
Identifier
135
Original Format
Engraving
Physical Dimensions
11 x 16 cm
Title (French)
Ouverture du Club de la Révolution
Citation
None Identified, “Opening of the Club of the Revolution: Circus Act,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed December 26, 2024, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/135.